Kickstarter is a platform I've been following since its inception in 2009 and its amazing how far its come so far. The basic idea is getting funding from people who support your work, simply because they believe in what you're doing.
SHINE is a collaborative film project produced by Biznik.com, an online network for small business owners (mostly solopreneurs). In this short film, the story is shared of hundreds of entrepreneurs and why they do what they do
In this week's Sunday's Top Links we learn about innovation from kindergarten, discover a summary tool, explore the future of art, have a laugh with some generators, and learn about our love for popular technologies
Welcome back to Sunday’s Top Links! I’m posting this from my mobile phone while on a road trip to Raleigh, gotta love technology. 1. 20 Predictions for the Next 25 Years From The Guardian (UK) we get 20 telling predictions of what will happen in the next 25 years, both the good and the bad. Predictions include politics, energy, gaming, nature, transport and more. 2. Create a PDF Resume from LinkedIn Need to make a resume? Why not utilize a new service from LinkedIn that allows you to use your profile to create a quick and easy resume and avoid all that tedious formatting. This one of many new features being rolled out by LinkedIn, who are making the most of their business social network. 3. 10 TED Talks for Entrepreneurs Need some inspiration for your next startup? Check out this compilation of 10 TED Talks focused on entrepreneurship, including talks from Seth Godin, Derek Sivers, and Gary Vaynerchuk. 4. Ten Questions For Game Changers A preview from the new book Practically Radical, we see ten questions that anyone who wants to be a game changer must be able to answer. Questions include being able to identify opportunities and assessing your customer loyalty. 5. Vimeo Video School Interested in learning how to create videos? Vimeo has launched a Video School through their website that teaches you everything you need to
The essence of collaborative consumption is the sharing of anything and everything with our peers within the communities we are part of. All of this started in the 21st century and the age of hyper consumption has been a direct instigator of the collaborative consumption movement. Examples of this are shared work spaces, marketplaces, car sharing, P2P networks, recycling goods, and much more. Check out the video below to learn more. If you’re interested, check out the new book What’s Mine Is Yours by Rachel Botsman or visit the website at www.collaborativeconsumption.com and start
In the first of 11 episodes on procrastination by Lernert & Sander, we see a monologue about a writer and his struggles with focusing on his work. Watch it below and unless you read Dutch you’ll have to read the subtitles, so I suggest you put it in fullscreen as its hard to read the white on white text… Enjoy! I don’t know about you, but I definitely am able to connect with a number of the themes in this video. How do we overcome this difficulty in focusing on the tasks we need to get done?? That’s a question we’d all love to know the answer to and a topic that I’ll explore further in a later post. Anyways, if you enjoyed the first episode, check out the rest of them here
Video taking a look at the art of the Remix and how everything could essentially be thought of as a remix of something or another. An interesting idea, check it out here!
Influencers is a video about how certain people are able to influence trends, spark creativity, and make ideas contagious. Check out the video below by R + I Creative. How can we cultivate more influential people in the world? There are a number of different factors that come into consideration, but one is certainly education. The school system needs to focus more on nurturing the creativity of the next generation, rather than killing it. What other ways can we develop a generation of influencers
Another serving of Sunday's Top Links. This week we see the story and end of the Sony Walkmen, an innovative new platform for funding creative projects, how others influence who we are, getting your money's worth at college, and the best of web video from Vimeo